Bacterial vaginosis: Association with adverse pregnancy outcome

Seminars in Perinatology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 242-250

  Kimberlin, D F ^a   Andrews, W W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTEROIDES; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS; MOBILUNCUS; MYCOPLASMA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PREVOTELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINITIS;

EID: 0031704958     PISSN: 01460005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-0005(98)80012-8     Document Type: Article

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